A massive new road scheme will solve precisely nothing, while costing the Earth. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 24 th June 2025 There appear to be two main determinants of what ...

Archive of his syndicated column about international and British politics and issues, arranged by topic.

This is a comprehensive list of my sources of income, and any hospitality or gifts I receive (except from family and friends), and the income tax I pay, beginning in September 2011. I have opened this ...

Predatory corporations are making a mockery of natural climate solutions, as they grab land and bamboozle the public. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26 th January 2022 There is nothing ...

The meat industry’s misinformation tactics are even worse than the fossil fuel industry’s. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14 th December 2023 Everything that makes campaigning against ...

Our survival depends on piercing the glassy surface of distraction, and ceasing to obey. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30 th October 2021 There is a myth about human beings that ...

Your next infection could be the one that permanently disables you. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26 th January 2023 You could see Covid-19 as an empathy test. Who was prepared to ...

Woodburning stoves are a beguiling but disastrous mistake. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 27 th December 2022 It’s shame that has stopped me writing about it before. The shame of failing ...

System change is – and has always been – our only realistic means of defending the living planet. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19 th July 2022 Can we talk about it now? I mean the ...

The climate talks are a stitch-up, as no one is talking about supply. By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 11th December 2007 Ladies and gentlemen, I have the answer! Incredible as it might ...

Bucolic fairytales are a threat to life on Earth. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26 th May 2023 No issue is more important, and none so shrouded in myth and wishful thinking. The way we ...